WOMEN’S WAR WORK
Following D-Day I volunteered to go abroad and joined the Central Mediterranean
Forces. I was in southern Italy when news of the end of the war came but I never had a chance to celebrate.
My unit was in transit, waiting to be posted to our next billet, so we weren’t allowed out. It was only afterwards I realised I had spent
VE Day confined to barracks!
As a member of the Royal British Legion, I was looking forward to taking part in the VE Day events in London this year. But now I will be celebrating at home as I didn’t get the opportunity to all those years ago. You don’t tend to hear so much about the work that women did to help win the Second World War.
Women played a valuable role – at home and abroad – and that should be acknowledged more.
VALUE Barbara Hurman
Wartime Barbara